Touring Stokkseyri in Iceland
Stokkseyri in the region of South with its 459 citizens is located in Iceland - some 33 mi or ( 52 km ) South-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital city .
Time in Stokkseyri is now 05:08 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri, Selfoss, Reykjavík, and Laugardalir. Being here already, consider visiting Sauðárkrókur . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Stokkseyri ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Fireflies - Owl City ( Acoustic Cover )
Fireflies - Owl City - Acoustic Cover by Karitas and Fannar .. :) ..
Airbus A380 - powerful short run take-off
More about this superjet @ en.wikipedia.org ..
Iceland - The Land of Waterfalls
A holiday in Iceland featuring the famous geyser, Reykjavik and Gullfoss ..
Iceland Feb 2011
Slide show of a fantastic trip around Iceland in February 2011. There are not many people and the landscape is spectacular. The song is called Nú brennur tú í mær sung by Eivør Pálsdóttir The lyrics a ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Stokkseyri
Stokkseyri, a small town in Southern Iceland, with a population of around 445 inhabitants.
Located at 63.84 -21.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Kvíabryggja prison
Fangelsið Kvíabryggja is a prison in Iceland, It was founded in 1954. Used for prisoners with a remaining sentence of 2 year or less. Prisoners are expected to either work or receive education and to take care of themselves for the most part.
Located at 63.86 -21.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Litla-Hraun
Litla-Hraun is the largest prison in Iceland, as well the most notorious one. Located just outside Eyrarbakki, it consists of nine buildings inside a high-security fence. Litla-Hraun was founded on March 8, 1929 as a single building. Inside the fence is a football field as well as some basketball facilities. Work programs include the making of license plates and car washing. Inmates get paid for their work according to a fixed rate set by the Prison Authority of Iceland.
Located at 63.86 -21.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Eyrarbakki
Eyrarbakki is a fishing-town on the south-coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The town is founded on the Great Þjórsá lava.
Located at 63.87 -21.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Þjórsá lava
The Great Þjórsá Lava is the largest lava flow in Iceland both according to area and volume and the largest lava that is known to have erupted in a single eruption in the Holocene time. It belongs to a group of lavas known as the Tungná lavas. It was erupted in the Veiðivötn region, Central Iceland, 8600 years BP (6600 BC). The crater area is covered by younger lavas and eruptives. The Þjórsá lava does not appear on the surface until 70 km downstream of its supposed crater area.
Located at 63.90 -21.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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